Jeanne d’Arc

CountryFrance

Town:Strassbourg

Year of creation:1922

Rider(s):Jeanne d'Arc

(ca. 1412– 1431) nicknamed ‘The Maid of Orléans’ is a national heroine of France and a Catholic saint. Jeanne d’Arc, a peasant girl, born in eastern France, asserted that she had visions from God that instructed her to recover her homeland from English domination. The Dauphin Charles sent her to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence when she overcame the dismissive attitude of veteran commanders and lifted the siege in only nine days. She then led the French army to several important victories, which paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII in Reims, thus settling the disputed succession to the throne.